Bent County register., 1887-04-23

10 the windows OF his residence
wednesday. The last hail scared
him.
p. II. Delaney has plowed and
planted "A garden, alfalfa and oatj
and will set out a good many young
trees.
Seven cars of freight were sideI
tracked here Sunday. Tie side.
tracks are kept fall OF ears all thS
time.
j, r. Godding Will put up a two
story bric& building ON lot 5, block
II. Work 20 commence within two
weeks.
"A. B. Miller was in .own yes
terday ON his return from Kansas
where he had been advertising Las,
Anilnas. I
j. p. Hosmer, editor of tBe
Springfield Beacon, newspaper just
started at that place, was i caller
Thursday.
The wind got under corner of
the tin roof on Spivey & Holmes
Bios. store yesterday and came near
taking part of it of.
The Ladies Aid society will
meet at Mrs j. L. Godding's resi-
dencc next Thursday AFTERNOON
promptly at half past two.
We have experienced a coal
famine the past ten days that would
haYe proved very incunvenient had
it not been fol the timber near lby.
Plenty Of coal in town now.
Jail delivery last week. Two
men, both candidates for the zen
with every prospect of getting thetc,
made their escape with outside help.
City Drug Store still lhead..
Pure drugs, patent medicines, sta
;ionery, perfuInery, cigars and
cisarsttes. Prescriptions . spec
ialty. 1t
Work is being pushed on
building 25x5o feet on the south
side 10 De occupied by undd!eSton
& Weleh, of Syracuse, " ith u hard
ware store.
There was a gentleman in town
a few days ago tIying to rent a
building to open u whciesale gro
Gerry. lie VIII have 10 buisd ii he
OPENS here.
w. p. Harper is at work this
week setting -out a thousand trees
on his claim. lie also has the con
tract to plant TWO thousand trees for
other parties.
Tie young folks are talking Of
an excursion to the mountains some
un,e during the summer. Some of
the old FOLKS sili go along to see
that the young foiks have good
time.
w. L. Carr, editor of the Film
wood (iias..) EXPRESS, has been in
towu all week AIR. Carr has been
having tough time with a libel
sui, ti.at has been settled once III
his favor. He may locate in this
state.
Jay Gould passed through here
going west Monday afternoon OF u
special train. He didln't even en-.
quire the price on corner lots or say
Which side of The tracl, he liked best
| if he was going to buy. Gould VIII
never be popular i'll Lamar.
-Rowley Bros, of Topeka, have
thiee claims north of the river.
They are fencing part of their
land and are having fifteen thousand
trees set out and viii plant six bash
els of walnuts. 1t is such improve
incnts that will make Il showing in
this country.
As Lamar goes bounding onward
with the proportions of city plain
/ ly in view, We do not mind taking
our little sister towns by the hand
and help them up the steep places.
With this view in our mind we will
say to strangers that Granada is =
right good little town and bids fair
to make a pleasant place.to live.
The hop given by the Lotus
Club Thursday evening was fully
ms enjoyable as any of the previous
ones. The Club has decided to con
tinuc the dances every Thursday
evening and they will have the same
orchestra each week. The lovers of
tepiSchorean art are siugularly for
tunate in having such a fine Club
where they can go and enjoy an
evening each week.
4 The first Catholic service was
held last Sunday, the nth inst, at
the Hall, and was unexpectedly well
attended We learn from the pastor
Rev. A. Bsucker, 5. j. of Pueblo,
that committee has been appointed
to take up subscriptions at once after